Question

What were the laws in Montgomery about African-Americans riding the bus JoAnn Robinson??

Answer 1

(This answer may have racist references so please beware!)

Jim Crow bus laws in Montgomery established a section for 'whites' at the front of the bus, and a section for 'blacks' in the back. The law required that when the 'white' section filled, 'black' passengers in the 'colored section' give up their seats and move further back.

Answer 2

In 1955, African Americans were still required by a Montgomery, Alabama, city ordinance to sit in the back half of city buses and to yield their seats to white riders if the front half of the bus, reserved for whites, was full.